to bribe; bribery; to offer a payoff
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to bribe; to practice bribery; to offer illegal payments to officials or others
formalPrimarily used in legal, political, and business contexts. The subject is the one giving the bribe. The crime of bribery is distinct from accepting bribes (受贿).
Tā他
yīn因
xíng行
huì贿
bèi被
pàn判
le了
wǔ五
nián年
yǒu有
qī期
tú徒
xíng刑
。
He was sentenced to five years in prison for bribery.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
shè涉
xián嫌
xiàng向
zhèng政
fǔ府
guān官
yuán员
xíng行
huì贿
。
This company is suspected of bribing government officials.
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Xíng行
huì贿
shì是
yán严
zhòng重
de的
wéi违
fǎ法
xíng行
wéi为
。
Bribery is a serious illegal act.
Wèi为
le了
ná拿
dào到
hé合
tóng同
，
tā他
xíng行
huì贿
le了
duì对
fāng方
fù负
zé责
rén人
shí十
wàn万
yuán元
。
To get the contract, he bribed the other party's manager with one hundred thousand yuan.